falsetto

n. a thin, high-pitched voice in which vocal register is extended upward beyond the normal range when a reduced surface of the expanded and separated vocal cords is activated by the airstream. This quality of vocal resonance can be used by men to extend the normal range of their singing voice.

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November 28th 2024

agreeableness

n. the tendency to act in a cooperative, unselfish manner, construed as one end of a dimension of individual differences (agreeableness vs. disagreeableness) in the Big Five personality model. It is also a dimension in the five-factor personality model. —agreeable adj.